Clearwire targets Seattle

In an advertisement running on KJR Sports Radio, the Kirkland company says the broadband wireless service will be coming to the Seattle area soon. The company’s Web site indicates that service will be unveiled in the Seattle area this fall. Meanwhile, billboards have popped up around the city and a promotional Web site — with slogans such as “Change is in the Air” — offers Seattle area consumers the chance to get more information.

While the network has not been formally announced in Seattle, the company has been signing up customers at trade shows and other events for several weeks.

Clearwire offers service in 250 cities and towns, with plans to be in more than 375 markets by the end of this year. It already operates in Bellingham and the Tri-Cities.

Clearwire’s public relations firm contacted me today about a news announcement for next week, though they declined to discuss the particulars.